Nutrition is my Achilles heel as far as my health goes. I love to workout, so that's a relatively easy part for me. But, not eating junk is what I really struggle with. I love all food, the good, the bad, the ugly. If it tastes good, I want it. I also don’t want to deprive myself of anything. #annoyingpartofpersonality
And, if I do limit myself, I will not stick to it. I have been on weight watchers, intermittent fasting, low carb, you named it. I am not knocking any of these. If they work for you, rock on! Just for me, they work when I follow it. But, I have a very hard time with a routine and follow through. I need a lot of variety and honestly, I forget to follow a plan or sometimes I just don't care.
Side note: I absolutely hate when people bash things that are working for other people because they themselves don't love it. Stupid. Let people be who they are and we are all different, so piss off if you think we all need to be doing the same diet, routine, lifestyle, everything.
Also, none of them stick with me because after a while the glow of the “new thing” wears off and I'm back to eating whatever I want. I get bored with having the same thing, day after day. I need variety. I need my sweets. I need my salty friends. However, I am smart enough to realize the need isn’t necessarily true. It's just a want. So, in order to satisfy myself and still remain somewhat healthy, I have been making different recipes to fit both of those.
I have been working on making a Strawberry Pina Colada protein shake this week. It's been in the 70s a couple of days in Michigan and that means summer will be here soon (crosses fingers). I’m all about tropical fun drinks when it gets warm out. Like happiness in a glass. So, I wanted to make the protein shake version of that. Because shakes are an easy way to consume your protein and quickly, plus get some fruits and veggies in your diet. Well, there are no veggies in this shake, but you get the point.
Strawberry Pina Colada Protein Shake
8 oz coconut water
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
⅓ c. frozen pineapple
⅓ c. frozen strawberries
1 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut
Add to your blender and blend it up. I used frozen pineapples and strawberries because it adds thickness to the shake and chills. But you could definitely use fresh and just add ice. Frozen eliminates that extra step. And, I love easy peasy stuff. Fewer steps, the better.
Super quick, easy, tastes delish, and under 400 calories.
